Bizarre news out of Twitter (what other kind is there?): Marvel fans have begun to speculate that the villain Thanos has been a closeted gay this entire time.
For the uninitiated: Thanos (played by Josh Brolin) is a master villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the chief baddie of the blockbusters Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. After assembling a magical gauntlet, Thanos obliterates half the population of the universe with a snap of his fingers.
The phrase “Gay Thanos” began trending on the social media platform following a viral tweet that noted the colored gems which power Thanos’ magical infinity gauntlet actually form the colors of the pride flag.
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“Gay Thanos is trending,” tweeted Comics Girl Ashley. “The man literally searched the entire universe to assemble a bejeweled pride gauntlet.”
The trend has continued to gather steam, as users note some of Thanos’ more homoerotic qualities.
Why is gay thanos trending? You’re welcome. pic.twitter.com/O6ZJvb3aU4
— James Rafael Frew (@Jamesrfrew) May 14, 2021
“Why is gay thanos trending? You’re welcome,” wrote @Jamesrfrew.
Gay thanos trending? Explains why he was a lil too experienced in choking someone in this scene ?? pic.twitter.com/xV2n1uwCJ3
— Nikki// MARVEL IS SWEEPING THE FLOOR CLEAN ERA (@nikiwidow) May 14, 2021
Gay Thanos is trending so i’m doing my job with the only gay thanos meme i have pic.twitter.com/cjVfqLwBi7
— Mama Maka (@MakaBun_) May 14, 2021
“Gay Thanos is trending so i’m doing my job with the only gay thanos meme i have,” said @MakaBun_.
Gay Thanos??? Congrats on coming out love ? pic.twitter.com/axyS6ZBvcq
— ant (@antmustdie) May 14, 2021
“Gay Thanos??? Congrats on coming out love,” posted @antmustdie. The post also made note of the pride flag/infinity gem correlation.
We’re not sure how we feel about the excitement surrounding a potentially gay genocidal maniac. That said, Thanos somehow manages to be the most sympathetic character in Infinity War. Maybe he was just snuffing homophobia out of existence?
This isn’t the first time a fictional villain has been “outed” on social media either. Back in 2017, the titular monster from the horror movie The Babadook became the subject of a similar trending campaign, which has forever made the character something of an ironic queer icon. Ditto the evil clown Pennywise, from the cinematic adaptations of IT. If those incidents sets any precedent, we expect to see plenty of Thanos cosplay at this year’s pride festivals.
MissTerri
Top notch Journalism!!!!
Cam
More of the right wing troll account trying to attack a site that promotes stories about the LGBTQ community and points out a lot of the Republican bigotry.
Funny how all of the articles you claim are boring or of low quality are ones you read and comment on.
Your troll game is sad and weak.
Godabed
lol spot on
skeldare
Slow ‘news’ day I guess
MissTerri
Tee Hee Hee!!
mailliw110
Must be. You and MissTerrible are here.
Ryan99
This kind of article is as close as I ever get to the cesspool of twitter. I still think it’s too close.
Robothedestroyer
Now Thanos and the Babadook can get gay married!
mailliw110
Not sure what “gay married” is. My marriage license just says “Marriage License”.
Cam
Apparently Thanos’s anger at the universe was because several bakeries on earth refused to make a birthday cake for him.
See, bigotry wrecks everything!
MissTerri
Are you trying to be funny, Dear???? How ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cam
@MissTerri
Awww, the troll is still obsessed with me.
vendro
I dont understand why him trending makes him gay. Its probably just because of the photo someone edited. There is something going on about gay villains in the world. Is that good or bad tho?
Morg
ppl really reaching lol